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GRANGER --One glance at Nick Urankar debunks any myth about kickers not being athletes. Four years as the kicker for Indiana State University's football team didn't soften the 2003 North Judson-San Pierre High grad. It only left him wondering: Now what? "I was always one of the fastest and strongest on the team, but I was the kicker," said the chiseled 5-foot-11, 190-pound Urankar. "I used to say I was the biggest kicker in the country. " He has a 47-yard field goal in a game and a monumental 67-yarder in practice ("Really.

A person with knowledge of the workout says the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana is set to participate in the San Francisco 49ers' local pro day Wednesday. Nate Montana will take part in the afternoon session for draft-eligible players at team headquarters, the person said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the list of players hadn't been announced. The 23-year-old Montana played college football for four different schools - Pasadena City College, Notre Dame, Montana and Division II West Virginia Wesleyan, where he concluded his career.

Dowagiac linebacker D.J. Hunt will continue his football career at Trine University this fall. Hunt, a 5-11, 205-pound three-year starter, led the Chieftains in tackles each of the past two seasons. Hunt had 96 stops in nine games with a 10-2 district champion team as a junior. And he finished with 82 tackles for this past fall's 10-1 team. He earned Special Mention recognition on the Associated Press Division 3-4 All-State Team. This past fall Dowagiac posted five shutouts and gave up just 104 points in 11 games.

Joining the chorus of former Auburn figures slamming Selena Roberts' long-form report accusing the football program of misdeeds and NCAA violations, ex-head coach Gene Chizik released a two-page statement via his representation in response to the allegations levied against him. Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs, a day after declining comment, also released a short statement declaring the university takes the accusations seriously and will review them...

Michigan backup quarterback Russell Bellomy has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees. Wolverines coach Brady Hoke announced the injury Monday and said Bellomy was out indefinitely. Bellomy was hurt during Friday's practice. Bellomy is backing up Devin Gardner.

Former Alabama athletic director Mal Moore, who was responsible for helping revive the Crimson Tide football program, died Saturday at the age of 73. The former Notre Dame assistant football coach had recently stepped down as the school's AD following heath issues that included pulmonary problems. Moore was responsible for hiring Nick Saban as the school's football coach in 2007. “Mal was truly a special person in every sense of the word,” Saban said. “We can talk about all the championships Mal has been involved with, but I think what will be remembered most was the man he was. He always put the best interests of others ahead of his own, he carried himself as a first-class gentleman, and he helped bring out the best in those around him.”

Passion trumped logic in Kurt Dargis' life. And, man, is he glad it did. The 44-year-old Dargis grew up in Michigan City, graduating from Rogers High in 1987. Though he didn't play any varsity sports, he still remembers the Rogers boys basketball team losing to the eventual state champion - Warsaw in 1984, and Marion 1985-87 - all four years he was there. Like his dad and his uncle before him, Dargis attended Notre Dame. A Heisman Trophy by Tim Brown in '87, a national title in '88, and two other close calls gave Dargis plenty of excitement before he left with a government and international relations degree in 1991.

EAST LANSING - Michigan State's three quarterbacks all will get a chance to take snaps with the first-team offense. They'll all get a chance to take hits as well - coach Mark Dantonio reiterated Monday that quarterbacks will be “live” during spring drills that begin today. And they'll be the most-watched three players during 15 practices, the first of which was Tuesday and the last of which is the April 20 spring game at Spartan Stadium (2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network). Andrew Maxwell starts spring as the No. 1 quarterback but said recently he welcomed what should be lively competition for the starting job. “Maxwell starts with the ones, I think he deserves that based on his leadership, based on him having to take all the bullets that are thrown at him from the press and from everybody else involved, because there is a certain part of being a leader, being the quarterback, that you have to be able to absorb those hits,” Dantonio said.

The Michigan State football team has moved its opening game against Western Michigan from Aug. 31 to Aug. 30 - the third straight Friday night of Labor Day weekend opener for the Spartans. Time and TV are still to be announced for the game at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans opened 2011 with a home win over Youngstown State and 2012 with a home win over Boise State.